The terrorist act of releasing a biological agent into a specified environment is known as _____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
bioterrorism
biological attack
Bioterrorism or a biological attack is the result of the release of a biological agent into a specified environment.
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The nurse should provide which information to parents about the prevention of parasitic infections? Select all that apply
a. Perform good handwashing. b. Diaper a child when swimming. c. Avoid cleaning the bathroom facilities with bleach. d. Shoes should be worn outside. e. Fruits and vegetables should be washed before eating.
The nurse is caring for a client who is nonverbal. When caring for this client, the nurse should
a. insist the client communicate in a two-way mode. b. continue to initiate communication in a one-way mode. c. refrain from explaining procedures because the client will not understand. d. limit orienting cues in order to reduce environmental stimuli.
A client is admitted to the emergency department in a hypertensive crisis. The client's spouse said the client ate food containing tyramine. The nurse immediately rules out which types of drugs as the cause of the client's hypertensive crisis?
1. Tetracycline 2. Warfarin (Coumadin) 3. Calcium channel blockers 4. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
The client with Parkinsonism asks the nurse why vitamin B6 should be avoided. Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse?
1. "The vitamin is excreted in the feces and bile." 2. "The vitamin causes mental confusion and hallucinations in people with Parkinson disease." 3. "The vitamin reverses or antagonizes the therapeutic effects of some anti-Parkinson drugs" 4. "The vitamin increases the amount of dopamine entering the brain and promotes levodopa production."